First Shoot

I setup and did my first shoot yesterday - though the majority was really more in the setup. I don't think I have ever experienced EVERYTHING going wrong before. They were all fixable things but I can only test my problem solving skills so much... but I got a lot of sleep so review the situation and figure out what to do better on today's shoot.

I have three videos from last night of all the same footage - one from the webcam feed, and two from the digital camera capture, one edited for color. Lumea really glows like I wanted to, but on the webcam! I am attracted to how the lower quality camera captured the image, but also I suppose because it provided another compositional setup which I didn't really consider before. I like the reflection that Lumea casts on the table though I left it out of the composition in the digital camera capture because I didn't think it would look nice with the scene. I recall that as something I was liked in the time and space project exploration as well, and I am surprised that I consciously made a decision to exclude it. The reflection brings it back to a real world context and makes it more interesting to see. I also liked the lower angled camera. Maybe I should just shoot from the webcam instead...


The webcam feed video


The unedited digital camera footage


Digital camera footage with color correction

I had some problems that really were caused by me being tired and not focused anymore, such as shooting with the wrong footage... I used old footage that was incomplete, which is also why Lumea jumps to the side in the middle of the video.

I've decided that at this point I need to keep experimenting with the light. I was hoping that I could get a finished scene out of this weekend, but I think it would be wiser to spend more time with setup and understanding the projector and how the light is affecting the camera.